Tuesday, June 1, 2021

St. Mary's Sheriff's Office Employees Awarded for Exemplary Service in 2020

On Thursday, May 27, 2021 numerous employees of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were awarded for excellence and exemplary achievements during 2020. We are proud to present those awards recipients: 

Deputy Sheriff of the Year: Deputy Andrew Burgess 

Captain David Yingling and Deputy Andrew Burgess 

Correctional Officer of the Year: Corporal Earl Young 

Major Michael Merican and Cpl. Earl Young 


Professional Staff Member of the Year: Tyler Ferrari, Property Specialist 

Major Merican and Tyler Ferrari 

Law Enforcement Rookie of the Year: Deputy John Gardiner 

Major Merican and Deputy John Gardiner 

Corrections Rookie of the Year: CO Devin Absher

Major Merican and CO Devin Absher 

Sgt. Nolan Scully Memorial NCO Award: Sgt. Scott Ruest 

Major Merican, Sgt. Scott Ruest and Ruth Scully 

Purple Heart: Deputy First Class Carl Ball 

Major Merican and DFC Carl Ball 

Bronze Medal of Valor: DFC Carl Ball and Deputy Dylan Glenn 

Major Merican, Deputy Glenn and DFC Ball 

Standing ovation from the audience 

Distinguished Service: Reverend Larry Crabtree, Sheriff's Office Chaplain 

Major Merican and Rev. Larry Crabtree 

Captain Steven Hall and Rev. Crabtree 

Lifesaving: Deputy Andrew Burgess, Haley Squires, Lt. Eva Jones
                    Cpl. Timothy White 
                    Cpl. David Corcoran and DFC Andrew Budd 
                    CO Dayvon West 
                    DFC Daniel Holdsworth
                    Cpl. William Ray and Cpl. Brian Connelly 
                    Deputy Burgess 

Major Merican, Haley Squires and Lt. Eva Jones 

Major Merican and Cpl. David Corcoran

Major Merican and CO Dayvon West

Major Merican and DFC Daniel Holdsworth 


Meritorious Action: Dr. Meena Brewster and Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of St. Mary's County Public School 
                    Sgt. William Raddatz and Cpl. Sheena Tirpak 
                    DFC David Lawrence 
                    Sgt. Cory Ellis 
                    Cpl. Angela Delozier 
                    Deputy Dianne Hersh 
                    Cpl. Timothy Snyder 
                    Deputy Robert Chase 

Major Merican, Dr. Meena Brewster and Dr. J. Scott Smith 

Major Merican, Cpl. Sheena Tirpak and Sgt. William Raddatz 

Major Merican and Deputy Dianne Hersh 

Major Merican and Cpl. Timothy Snyder 

Youth Gun Violence Task Force Team Award: Sgt. David Alexander, Cpl. Christopher Beyer, Cpl. Shaun Carberry, Kelly Castle, Cpl. Jaime Davis, Cpl. Blaine Gaskill, Cpl. Andrew Holton, Cpl. Glen Knott, Cpl. Dustin McClure, Cpl. Gerard Muschette, Cpl. Vincent Pontorno, Cpl. William Ray, Cpl. William Rishel and Cpl. Timothy Snyder 


Crime Lab Team Award: Technicians Jessica Barnard, Carleigh Ruleman, Megan Roberts, Stacey Hancock and Greg Butterfield 


Patrol Squad 2B Team Award: Cpl. Alvin Beishline, DFC Andrew Budd, Cpl. Brian Connelly, Lt. Kenneth Cusic, Sgt. Cory Ellis, Deputy Dianne Hersh, Cpl. Steven Kerby, Sgt. Joshua Krum, DFC David Lawrence, Deputy Michael Myers, Deputy Benjamin Raley, Deputy Bianca Salas, Deputy Max Schell, Cpl. Dale Smith, Deputy Alexander Wynnyk and Deputy Michael Walker 

Major Merican, Deputy Bianca Salas, Deputy Dianne Hersh and Lt. Kenneth Cusic 

Retirees

David Koenig, Sgt. William Raddatz, Margaret Baroniak, Jeff McLane and Cpl. Joseph Somerville Jr.


Service Awards

40 years: 

        Sheriff Tim Cameron 

35 years: 

Major Merican and Lt. Kenneth Cusic 

30 years: 

Officer William Baker, Capt. Richard Gray, Officer Saraha Norris and Capt. Edward Willenborg 


25 years: 

Major Merican and Cpl. Somerville 

20 years: 
        
        Kelly Castle, Crime Analyst 
        Sgt. Todd Fleenor
        Darryl Greb, Property Specialist 
        Cpl. John Kirkner 
        Cpl. Gray Maloy 
        Cpl. Elizabeth O'Connor 
        Lt. Bonnie Payne 
        
Major Merican and Cpl. Dale Reppel 


Major Merican and Lt. Stephen Simonds 

15 years: 

Susie Selzer, Classification Specialist, and Melissa Murphy, Validation Coordinator  

Commendations

DFC Matthew Beyer, DFC Andrew Budd, Deputy Andrew Burgess, Kelly Crosby, CO Joshua Crow, Kathryn Dykhuis, DFC David Lawrence, Deputy Christopher Palmer, Deputy Benjamin Raley, Megan Roberts, CFC Jonathan Rosado, Deputy Michael Rycyzyn, Cpl. Lacey Smith, Cpl. Timothy Snyder, Deputy Tyler Westphal, Bridget Wimberly, Deputy Travis Wimberly and Deputy Alexander Wynnyk 

Sheriff's Salute

CO Devin Absher, Medic Amy Adkins, Jessica Barnard, Cpl. Dannette Barrow, Charlotte Beall, Sgt. Sebije Boyd, Stacey Buckler, Cpl. William Buckler, Cheryl Chalk, Sean Dennis, Cpl. Melissa Dodson, CO Erik Fleenor, Cpl. Brandon Foor, Lt. Michael Gardiner, Cpl. Melissa Green, Lt. Eva Jones, CFC Bradley Kirscht, Ashley Knight, Cpl. Michael Labanowski Jr., DFC David Lawrence, CO Saraha Norris, Susan Oliver, Cpl. Catherine Poole, Medic Erin Quick, Cpl. Luis Ramos Dompenciel, CO Michael Schmidt, DFC Dale Smith, Cpl. Lacey Smith, Lolita Summers, CFC Alexander Tasciotti, CFC Dale Wade, CO Jordan Wagner, CO Matthew Whitley, Bridget Wimberly and Cpl. Earl Young